A U.S. military strike on a vessel suspected of hauling drugs prompted the rescue of a sole survivor, the second known instance of a successful recovery in a campaign that has killed dozens of people.
U.S. forces struck a “low profile” vessel Thursday in the Eastern Pacific transiting a common smuggling route, according to a post on social media by U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the ongoing boat strike campaign against alleged smugglers in Latin America. The strike was the 46th since early September, officials said, totaling 159 people killed.